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This is a good article, but its git-annex information is getting slightly out of date. git-annex has a new repository format available which makes its interface
by joeyh 11y ago
This is a good article, but its git-annex information is getting slightly out of date. git-annex has a new repository format available which makes its interface work more like git-lfs. http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/git-annex_v6 http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/git-annex_v6
Also, it's worth noting that git-lfs stores 2 copies of each large file on local disk. git-annex stores 1 copy. Which is a pretty big plus the article left out.
- drdaeman 11y agoWhoa, this looks great! Sorry for possible off-topic, but I wonder if anyone knows a way to convert/upgrade older (created an year ago) git-annex repo to a newer v6 one?
- sk3w 11y agohttps://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/#index1h2 https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/#index1h2 I haven't tried this yet myself.
- petertodd 11y agoHave you considered using the copy-on-write features that some filesystems (btrfs) now support? For example, the lowly cp command now supports CoW via --reflink=always Also, that ks for git-annex! I use it for hundreds of gigabytes of files, and find the one-copy-per-file support essential for how I use it.